Asked if there were any cases where responsibility had been ac~ cepted by the Japanese, with the exception of the Panay and other similar incidents, the spokesman. replied that he could not recall any Fecent cases, There had been cases, he added, where foreign property bombings" had been described deliberate while the pilots, taking part in the raids had denied this. Those differences of opinion were settled through diplomatic conversa tion "When he was asked if Japan, during such negotiations, took' the attitude that the pilot was always right, the spokesman replied that whenever complaints had been received these (Filipino Reverse {Autonomy Stand Manila, May 4.
Immediate re-examination of Philippines political relations with the United States was urged here yester= day by Sr. Carlos Tan in a half-hour speech on the floor of the: National Assembly.
In one of the most outspoken statements on independence yet to come from a Filipino politician, Sr, Tan cited the fate of Ethiopia, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Albania and China and warned the Assembly. that the Philippines might face a similar fate if they became completely independent of the United States, Sr. Tan, who has just returned to Manila from Ching, described to the Assembly the "horrible devastation" he had seen in Shanghai, He also drew special attention to the present Congressional move in Washington to set the Philippines free in 1942 me stead of in 1046, "Suppose we get independence now, and tomorrow a powerful fleet appears in Manila Bay," he said, "What must we do? If we ever are to come under the permanent control of any nation, T would prefer a. thousand times that we remain under the control of the United States, I sincerely believe we should open our eyes 10 reality and act accordingly."
Sr, Quezon's Term Extended The speech was regarded as signi vacant because most Filipino Assembly-men remained discreetly silent regard~ ing the independence question in the face of growing popular conviction that the freedom which the islands have sought for forty years could wisely be delayed in view of current always had been investigated and Fopliga hdl been given to the Census
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